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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.57
অনন্ত নিত্যানন্দগণ—কে করু গণন ।
আত্মপবিত্রতা–হেতু লিখিলাঙ কত জন ॥ ৫৭ ॥
ananta nityānanda-gaṇa — ke karu gaṇana
ātma-pavitratā-hetu likhilāṅ kata jana
No one can count the unlimited followers of Nityānanda Prabhu. I have mentioned some of them just for my self-purification.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The followers of Nityānanda Prabhu are unlimited.
No one can count them all, so the author has mentioned only some of them.
The author states that he has mentioned these followers for his own self-purification.
Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.
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Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.Back to this verse in Ādi 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “followers”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might the author’s purpose shape your attitude when remembering these devotees?
Recall a few followers named in your reading today, with the intention of self-purification.
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